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    Maiolica

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Maiolica is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Italy.2

    The latest figure in the database is for 2016: 13 hectares; no area is listed for 2023.2

    It was grown in one country only: Italy.2

    Between 2000 and 2016 its area shrank by 82%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as unknown × Visparola, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 16 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Italy2
    Area, latest data: 2016
    13 ha2
    parentunknown
    parentVisparola
    Maiolica

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Italy13 ha

    Area, 2016

    7026132000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Maiolica grows

    1. OriginItaly
    2. AreaItaly

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    Other names

    Arezo · Balsamina Grossa · Corinto · Gaglioppa · Gajoppa · Galloppa · Galoppa · Galsamina Nera · Grana · Maioppa · Malvasia · Ortonese

    Parents

    Other varieties from Italy

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 7136. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 2
    2. Database of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 to 2023. Anderson K., Nelgen S., Puga G. Wine Economics Research Centre, University of Adelaide (CC BY 4.0), 2026. level 3